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(43) Date of publication: 13.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/41 (21) Application number: 08869684.4 (22) Date of filing: 23.12.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16H 61/12(2010.01) F16H 61/662(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2008/003599 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/087455 (16.07.2009 Gazette 2009/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 27.12.2007 JP 2007337672 (71) Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)	(72) Inventors: OGATA, Yusuke Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) AOYAMA, Toshihiro Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP) (74) Representative: TBK-Patent  Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München 80336 München (DE)